[ocdtrekkie]

There are ways to lie with statistics, but the Play Store is a huge cash cow. I play a mobile game where thousands of players at least have spent more than a car in in-app purchase transactions. Someone told me if you're spending less than $1,000 they consider you free to play. One of the key items for high level play you can only unlock after spending $12,000 on an account.

Imagine if Ford could make 30% profit on selling cars, and didn't even have to manufacture the car.

Fortnite alone is worth hundreds of millions to Google. There's a reason they're willing to compromise any supposed principles they had over it.

Then there are additional effects, like how their control over the Play Store impacts their advertising opportunities on Android.